BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Baltimore arrested an undocumented noncitizen who was previously removed from the United States after a conviction for distribution of methamphetamine. Deportation officers from ERO Baltimore's Fugitive Operations Team apprehended the 32-year-old Honduran national Sept. 19 outside his residence in Baltimore. "  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 12 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service issued the following news on Oct. 11, 2023: Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA announced that $26 million in funding will be invested over four years in the National Weather Service (NWS) National Mesonet Program and the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) to support the development of a transformative federal-state-private partnership to provide improved  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 12 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2023: Governor Jim Pillen, along with Director K.C. Belitz of the Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED), have announced the recipients of the READ Nebraska grant program. The program is focused on expanding mentorships throughout the state, with the goal of improving reading proficiency among elementary school students. "Mentorship creates meaningful and trusting relationships t  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 12 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on Oct. 11, 2023: * * * Today, Governor Jim Pillen issued the following statement in response to an update provided by Secretary of State Bob Evnen that signatures collected for a repeal of LB753 (Opportunity Scholarship Act) had met the necessary threshold for placing the issue on the ballot in November 2024. "This issue is very simple - it's about giving families a choice in identifying the best educat  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56786) involving Cooper Nuclear Plant, Nebraska: * * * Facility: Cooper Region: 4 State: NE Unit: [1] [] [] RX Type: [1] GE-4 NRC Notified By: Randy Koube HQ OPS Officer: Adam Koziol Notification Date: 10/10/2023 Notification Time: 19:44 [ET] Event Date: 10/10/2023 Event Time: 15:53 [CDT] Last Update Date: 10/10/2023 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section: 50.72(b)(2)(xi)   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2023: Today, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden's Cabinet for America's 33 million small businesses, announced the creation of the Tribal College Small Business Achievement (TCSBA) grant, a new pilot program to support Native American economic development. In addition to t  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 12 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, joined by 19 States, submitted a comment letter to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) opposing EEOC's new rule to require workplace abortion accommodations. EEOC's rule relates to the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), which a bipartisan coalition of Congress passed to protect the rights of pregnant workers and their babies. P  more

TRAVIS AFB, California, Oct. 12 -- The U.S. Air Force's Travis Air Force Base (60th Air Mobility Wing) issued the following news: An Airman assigned to the 60th Security Forces Squadron, Travis AFB, California, died in a motorcycle accident in Solano County Oct. 5, 2023. Following the next-of-kin notification, the Airman has been identified as A1C Naomi Troy, 23, of Atkinson, Nebraska. Troy served as an Installation Entry Controller with the 60 SFS at Travis AFB. "We are deeply saddened by th  more